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Max Blasdel
Analyst
Education
Oregon State University
B.S. Natural Resource Management
Corvallis, OR
2014
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Portland State University
Graduate Certificate in GIS
Portland, OR
2015
Humboldt State University
M.S. Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Arcata, CA
2019
Thesis: Decomposition of Woody Residue in the Context of Biomass Energy Utilization
Professional Experience
Analyst
Cadmus Group
Portland, OR
2020 - Present
- Energy efficiency program evaluations and potential analysis
- Perform cost effectiveness analysis on utility programs
- Conduct analysis and automate tasks with R
- Development of Shiny applications
Research Assistant
Schatz Energy Research Center
Arcata, CA
2019 - 2020
- Conduct spatial and non-spatial analysis for clean energy projects
- Write and maintain R code for modeling projects
- Analyze wind energy generation data
- Works and communicates across teams and projects
Graduate Research Assistant
Schatz Energy Research Center
Arcata, CA
2017 - 2019
- Managed raster and tabular databases in ArcMap and R
- Contributed to methods and literature review for published framework document
- Developed a JavaScript web tool to visualize results from biomass project
Teaching Assistant
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA
2017 - 2019
- Direct instruction of undergrad students focusing on experimental design and scientific measurement
- Taught Excel and explained basic concepts of computer science to analyze and display data
- Strove to engage students and welcome discussion on issues related to natural resources
Contract Work
GIS/Data Analyst
N/A
Arcata, CA
2018 - 2019
- Built spatial R model for India cooking emissions study
- Joined and cleaned large polygon fie and found solutions to data irregularities
- Created graphs to convey results from this work in an upcoming publication
GIS/Data Analyst
Sierra Institute of California
Arcata, CA
2019
- Combined multiple public datasets to extract information on logging residues from Timber Harvest Plans
- Prepared report ready mapping graphics to display data results
References
Available Upon Request